In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
jellyfish
(noun) any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jelly).
A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
• jelly
• Medusozoa
Source: Wiktionary
Jel"ly*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.